Mitosis

• Multicellular


  Made of many cells
• Chromosome


  Length of DNA containing genes (humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes)
• Diploid


  2 sets of chromosomes (so that's 46 chromosomes for humans)
• Haploid


  1 set of chromosomes (that's 23 chromosomes for humans)
• Gametes


  Sex cells - sperm and egg cells- these are haploid
• DNA


  The molecule that carries genetic information
• Mitosis


  Cell division that makes 2 genetically identical diploid body cells. Mitosis is how we grow and how we replace our worn out cells
• Interphase


  The time in between cell divisions
• Daughter cells


  The two new cells made by cell division
• Cell cycle


  The cycle of interphase and mitosis, interphase and mitosis, interphase and mitosis that allows growth and repair
• Interphase


  DNA replication, organelles replicated (e.g. mitochondria, ribosomes)
• Prophase


  The nuclear membrane breaks down, spindle fibres form
• Metaphase


  The chromosomes move to the middle (equator), attached to spindle fibres
• Anaphase


  The chromosomes split, copies move apart to opposite poles of cell by spindle fibres
• Telophase


  The nuclear membranes reform around the two sets of chromosomes
• Cytokinesis


  The cytoplasm divides, cell membrane forms (cell wall also forms in plant cells)